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Nyusi/Ms. Dlhovo

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first: 2023-03-30
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“There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. Given the lateness of the hour, I intend, with the concurrence of members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.05 p.m.”
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“If we can achieve the objectives of the Silencing the Guns in Africa initiative, we will contribute to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 16, which aims to, “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”. I thank everyone for their attention, although we have repeated much that has already been said. We believe that other speakers will add even more to our already lengthy discussion. (spoke in English) I resume my functions as President of the Council. I shall now give the floor to those other members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
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“We intend to promote and consolidate a culture of peace whereby no one is left behind and differences are resolved through dialogue, including diplomatic dialogue. We need to embark on the diplomacy of peace, which is extremely important, not the force of weapons. Every country has had an experience in which guns failed to resolve issues. What resolved issues was mutual understanding. I would like to conclude by underscoring that the Republic of Mozambique understands that the nexus linking international development, security, and harmony between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 justifies the need for a permanent convergence within the multilateral approach.”
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“We continue to persevere and seek complementary ways to accelerate the process of silencing the guns, the use of which is driven by terrorism and violent extremism. Such complementary solutions are based on enriching minds and ensuring social stability through the creation of opportunities for the development of human capital. In that regard, the United Nations Development Programme has provided an example on the ground. And it is especially important for young people by promoting training programmes for self-employment, generating incomes and economic incentives, which will go a long way in terms of silencing the guns. It also entails the establishment of innovative programmes to ensure that communities in general are involved in, and benefit from, ongoing projects in their regions, including the advantages afforded by the peace process.”
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“With regard to the last topic related to terrorism that I want to talk about, silencing the guns cannot be achieved as long as violent extremism prevails on our continent and throughout the world. On the ground in Cabo Delgado, combat operations continue, with the direct engagement of our Mozambique Defence Armed Forces and security forces, supported by the Rwandan Defence Forces, the Southern African Development Community’s Standby Force mission in Mozambique, as well as indirectly through the support of many countries and organizations represented here today, such as the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union and a number of individual countries, some of which prefer not to be thanked or mentioned, as they feel that they are only fulfilling their duty.”
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“We therefore had to agree on what to say, based on the various sensitivities we had to consider. Failing to communicate with women and young people and failing to involve them can be fatal, as they are the beneficiaries of peace. Peace requires the inclusion and participation of young people, as they make up the majority. In addition to the experience that we wanted to share with the Council, we also wanted to talk about the fact that Mozambique is currently experiencing difficult times, owing to the negative impact of climate change. But that is a discussion for another time, as it is also a cause of unrest. As we are discussing the Silencing the Guns initiative, I would like to focus on the destruction and deaths resulting from terrorist acts.”
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“Such trust is also built by talking not only about war — we talked about our children and his previous time in Mozambique. I believe that, when people stop being selfish and look towards finding a solution for the benefit of the majority of people, anything is possible. Another critical but successful approach was to try to be discreet about the main issues being discussed by the parties involved in the dialogue until consensus was reached, otherwise that would create problems. However, people needed to know — women needed to know, as they are the leaders of many families and the source of information for so many people. But deciding on making such information public had to be done with a certain degree of unanimity. We could not just say what we wanted to say.”
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“When something happens, we therefore should ask directly about what happened and what did not. That process is being continued with the new leader of RENAMO, Mr. Ossufo Momade. As was said earlier, most formal and informal understandings were implemented before the signing of the Maputo Accord. Yesterday, when we met with the Peacebuilding Commission, I told members of a time when we wanted to spend Christmas without war. I merely picked up my phone and asked, “Why don’t you stop killing people so that they can spend the Christmas and New Year celebrations together?” And that was made possible. There was no formal agreement; we only spoke by phone and neither of us knew where we were. But trust had been built in our meetings.”
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“It encourages tolerance and emphasizes the importance of national ownership. In the process, there were cases in which we brought in mediators, who remained for a long time without dialogue flowing. We therefore had to say that we should stop that and talk directly. As was said, I used my telephone to talk to Mr. Dhlakama because he was living in his hideout in the bush. At the same time, I personally went to the bush during the armed conflict. I just disembarked. I walked, and I reached out. Fortunately, it was a historic meeting with the commandant because, first, why should we fight? If we could meet, that meant we could talk and resolve our problems. Another important element is the fact that the interlocutors in the dialogue — me and the leader of RENAMO — had opted for direct supervision.”
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“We may face challenges, but, where there is trust in dialogue, we can succeed. Nevertheless, we understand that the silencing of guns requires a long-term vision for the development of the country, which entails promoting social justice in a sustainable and inclusive way, thereby ensuring the well- being of all the people. For that reason, in the context of our Mozambican-led peace process, we need to take into account the fact that that can take a long time. That was said here, and we support that. We have now adopted a decree on the payment of pensions, which will happen immediately. However, it is important to note that the ongoing peace process and the implementation of the 2019 Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement in Mozambique are unique because the process is based on an innovative approach.”
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“That has a direct relationship with silencing the guns. That was my problem. Let us disarm RENAMO. Let us demobilize, and let us reintegrate. In that regard, I requested one small thing. I wanted the RENAMO military to have some leadership command and leadership positions in the Mozambique Defence Force. I accepted that, but we could not have a 50:50 share because not all those in the armed forces are from parties. Those people were appointed to leadership positions in the Defence Force. That agreement enabled that 15 of the 16 RENAMO bases were closed, and one remains. We will close that one. That is why we have embarked on the pension process. Mozambique is proud to have led an agenda for silencing the guns in which the silent arm that we use is dialogue. I said that yesterday (see S/PV.9296). It may not be a perfect model.”
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“Through a political agreement, we submitted a bill to the National Assembly for the amendment of the national Constitution in 2018. We adopted a new decentralization model, whereby the governors of the country’s 10 provinces are now democratically elected. That happened for the first time in 2019. Why was that? Because RENAMO was saying that it had won the elections in some provinces, while the other party, the ruling party, was victorious in other provinces. But, overall, it was FRELIMO that took all. The agreement by which one was the winner of the province was therefore that one governed just that province. Such decentralization therefore resolved the problem raised by RENAMO. The second matter of the Maputo Accord was the military component, which entailed disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.”
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“Our engagement in the dialogue process with RENAMO to put an end to political and military tension allowed us to see that there were key aspects of past agreements that should be addressed going forward with regard to decentralization, on the one hand, and military aspects, on the other. Even though there was the Rome Peace Agreement, tensions prevailed. During the meetings that I held with the leader of RENAMO, the first issue that I raised was for him to tell me one problem that we should address, and I was also to come up with one, so that we did not waste time discussing details. He chose decentralization, and I chose military affairs. Why did I do that? Because there should be no political party with a seat in Parliament with arms and guns. That is how we started talking.”
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“Since I assumed the presidency of the Republic of Mozambique on 15 January 2015, we have made the issue of peacekeeping and national reconciliation the main priority for governance. The practice was described by Ambassador Mirko Manzoni. In that regard, I will focus on only some areas by reporting specifically what we have done. We made a commitment to persisting as long as one brother continued to take up arms to kill another brother, whatever the pretext may be. That is how I began a direct dialogue with the leader of RENAMO, the late Afonso Dhlakama — may he rest in peace — which resulted in the consensus that led us to the Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement in August 2019, also known as the Maputo Accord.”
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“Even at that time, the silencing of the guns in the conflict among Mozambicans, which lasted 16 years and claimed more than 1 million lives, was possible only through a commitment to dialogue, which culminated in the Rome General Peace Agreement for Mozambique between the Government and the Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (RENAMO) in 1992. It was only in that way that peace once again enlightened the Mozambican people. Because the two parties signatories to the Rome Peace Agreement remained not fully happy with the implementation process of the respective agreement, the country once again experienced incidents of armed conflict, which was quietly increasing in the central region to the extent that it affected the movement of persons and goods, hampering investment and the normal flow of economic activities.”
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“While isolated, they prevented the harmonious coexistence and development of the highly interdependent economies. The fragile coexistence that the two countries experienced was interrupted through dialogue, and hope filled the hearts of the two sisterly peoples following the long-awaited agreement known as the Nkomati Agreement, signed by President Samora Moisés Machel and the Prime Minister of South Africa, Peter Botha. Once again, dialogue was the solution. Domestically, the armed conflict remained incessant.”
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“Mozambicans respect the importance of silencing the guns because they have experienced moments when the noise of guns sowed sorrow among many families at one time. Our own independence in 1975 was possible only after a 10-year period of armed struggle. The silencing of guns resulted from the negotiations that culminated in the signing of the Lusaka agreements between the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and the Portuguese colonial State in 1974 after the fascist colonial rule had not accepted dialogue from the outset. A year after the declaration of independence, in 1976, Mozambique sustained a devastating war of aggression, waged by the racist regimes of Rhodesia and apartheid, which lasted 16 years. At that time, as neighbours, the peoples of South Africa and Mozambique were experiencing times of accusations and armed attacks.”
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“It is this triad — peace, development and human rights — that guides the African Union’s Silencing the Guns by 2030 agenda. It is a challenging target that we have set for ourselves as Africans in our quest to reverse at an early date the scenario of prevalent flashpoints in armed conflicts that delay the consolidation of politically stable nations and bring economic prosperity to our continent. I would therefore like to share with the Council Mozambique’s experience on this important theme, which we believe can serve as one of the references to be considered in the resolution of armed conflicts in other latitudes, inside and outside the continent. During my statement, I will therefore repeat the words “silencing”, “dialogue” and “peace”.”
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“What is required is for all of us to work together so that this millennial dream is transformed into a reality through concrete actions. A peaceful African continent with steady growth is possible. For this goal to materialize, we need to resolve the causes of the feelings of injustice, social inequality and exclusion that have fuelled conflicts during the continent’s development process. We need to stop heeding the agendas of those who seek to take advantage of our vulnerability, divide us and easily implement programmes for plundering our resources and wealth. According to an African diplomat, Kofi Annan, there is no peace without development, no development without peace, and no peace and development without human rights.”
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“I thank Mr. Manzoni for his briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as President of the Republic of Mozambique. (spoke in Portuguese; English interpretation provided by the delegation) I salute all those present for honouring us with their presence for one more debate on promoting peace and security in Africa within the framework of the Silencing the Guns in Africa initiative. We, the Africans, want peace on our continent. We are aware that to have a continent in peace, it is necessary that African leaders believe that a continent with silenced guns is possible. The leaders of our nations have an added responsibility because they have the obligation to mobilize all sensitivities and secure the requisite means and resources at their disposal to fast-track the silencing of the guns once and for all.”
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“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2023/148/Rev.1, which contains the text of a letter dated 24 February 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to Ms. Duarte.”
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“Cristina Duarte, Special Adviser on Africa to the United Nations Secretary-General; His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, African Union High Representative for the Silencing the Guns Initiative; and Mr. Mirko Manzoni, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Mozambique. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I also invite His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; and Mr. António Vitorino, Director General of the International Organization for Migration, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
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“I would like to warmly welcome the Ministers and other high-level representatives. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Austria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago and Ukraine to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms.”
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